CLU is The Agent Factory — a company that builds and deploys AI agents on demand. Describe your operation or pain point and CLU designs, deploys, and runs AI agents that do the work. 85.3% cost reduction and 37x faster resolution verified in production.

What is the difference between a SmartAgent and a Skill in CLU?

A SmartAgent is an autonomous multi-step reasoning process that uses LLM reasoning, decision branching, and human-in-the-loop gates — suited for complex workflows. A Skill is a pre-defined execution pattern that runs in under 50ms with zero LLM tokens — suited for deterministic, event-triggered tasks. CLU Skills are compatible with Claude's CLAUDE.md format.

How does CLU reduce operational costs by 80%?

CLU automates end-to-end business processes with autonomous SmartAgents and Skills. Tasks that required multiple people over days — like regulatory filings, claims processing, or post-consultation coordination — are completed automatically in minutes. Human involvement is limited to decisions that genuinely require it.

What integrations does CLU support?

CLU provides 30+ production-grade connectors including Google Sheets, SAP RFC, HubSpot, Salesforce, SendGrid, WhatsApp, Slack, Shopify, MercadoLibre, BigQuery, and more. All connectors are available via the CLU API at api.clu.lat.

What industries does CLU serve?

CLU serves consulting, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, SaaS, and manufacturing/mining enterprises. Use cases include meeting summary automation, dynamic pricing, appointment coordination, regulatory filing, usage-based upsell flows, and SAP supply chain orchestration.

How does CLU handle security and credentials?

CLU includes a Vault module with AES-256 encryption for all credentials. No API key or secret is ever exposed in code, logs, or responses. Access is scoped per agent and per skill, with a full immutable audit trail of every credential access.

🚚 Logistics & Distribution · Port Operations

Port Drayage Orchestration from Vessel Arrival to Delivery: Zero Demurrage

The Autonomous Nervous System for Logistics — From Vessel Arrival to Warehouse Delivery. Zero Manual Handoffs.

Dashboards show you a container is late. CLU reassigns the truck before you even open the dashboard.

Solution design · numbers modeled on the operation described

Demurrage cost (was $6K–$10K/mo)

<2h

Dray booking after terminal release (was 4–24h)

881%

Monthly ROI

The problem isn't a lack of systems — it's a lack of orchestration between them. CLU connects the brain (TMS) to the hands (trucks). The agent pays for itself on the very first avoided demurrage bill.

// the problem

Containers accumulate demurrage charges because of manual coordination delays across vessel tracking, customs clearance, terminal release, and dray booking. Multiple systems exist but none of them talk to each other — the TMS doesn't know when the terminal released the container, the trucker doesn't know customs cleared until someone calls them. Manual handoffs create windows where trucks miss bookings, free-time expires, and penalties accumulate. Carriers face $6K–$10K in monthly demurrage costs on just 20 containers, with response times measured in hours to days for critical alerts.

// what CLU does

CLU autonomously orchestrates the complete container lifecycle across five critical checkpoints — pre-arrival, arrival, discharge, release, and delivery — integrating seven APIs simultaneously. The agent flags containers approaching free-time expiry before windows close, instantly alerts on customs holds, auto-reassigns carriers when trucker windows expire, and closes the TMS order on delivery with a full financial audit trail. Zero manual coordination at any step.

// the agents, in order

1
Pre-Arrival Agent (T–48h)
Pulls ETA and container list from Vessel Tracking API 48 hours before docking — pre-arrival notifications sent automatically to terminal and assigned trucker
2
Customs Monitor Agent
Queries ABI/ACE Customs API continuously after arrival — hold detection triggers instant Slack alert to customs broker and halts dray booking immediately
3
Demurrage Clock Agent
Tracks discharge in real time, generates status summaries every 6 hours, flags containers approaching free-time expiry before the window closes — not after
4
Release & Booking Agent
Queries Terminal OS API until release confirmed, books dray appointment via TMS API within 2 hours, updates all downstream records automatically
5
Delivery & Audit Agent
Confirms warehouse receipt, closes dray order in TMS, calculates final financials, and logs the complete container lifecycle with immutable audit trail

// systems it talks to

Vessel Tracking API
Customs API (ABI/ACE)
Terminal OS API
TMS API
Slack Ops
WhatsApp Client Tracking
OCR / Document Compliance

// the economics

$8,801 net gain/month · $9,800 eliminated costs vs. $999 investment · Payback on first avoided demurrage bill

// CLU · the agent factory

Is your operation like this one?

Describe it in your own words on the home page. CLU draws your process as an operation map, with the agents, the systems and an estimate for your volume.

Draw it for my operation ▶or book 20 min

// more cases in Logistics & Distribution

Closed-Won Deal to Field Service Installation Ticket in Under 60 SecondsClient onboarding orchestration that eliminates 1-3 days of manual coordination delay.
Post-Installation Sync from TopDesk to Salesforce Without Manual Data EntryPost-sale cycle closure that eliminates hours-to-days of CRM sync delay.
Freight Broker Quoting Automated: Carrier Rates to Quote in Under 15 MinutesQuote turnaround under 15 minutes. $15K/month in pipeline value captured. 60% reduction in quote-to-close cycle.
Freight Document Processing Automated: Bills of Lading, Customs and POD Without Manual HandlingFrom 2–3 hours of manual document handling to fully automated. $15K–$20K monthly savings.

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